Embracing Mental Health

I n the shadows cast, a silent foe does creep, A stigma veiled in darkness, lurking deep. Mental health, the battle within our minds, A topic often ignored, humanity blinds. But hark, my friends, for change is in the air, A poem I scribe to let you all be aware, The stigma's chains, we must break free, For mental health, like any health, should be. In whispers, hushed, these words we rarely say, As if our minds are secrets, locked away, But just as bodies sometimes fall ill, The mind, too, can face its share of uphill. Depression, anxiety, bipolar's range, These are not choices, nor signs of derange. They're struggles faced by many far and near, But judgment's weight, let's aim to clear. See, stigma's grip can shroud the soul, And make the healing journey take its toll. But in unity, we find our strength, To travel roads of any length. Let's understand, let's empathize, Reach out with love, not judgment in our eyes. For those who suffer silen